Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
Don’t ever ask a barber if you need a haircut.
Context
The general principle applies to politicians consulting various experts in different ways.
Topics
Experts, Expertise
Self-Interest
Appearance
Congressional Hearings
Consultants
Grooming
Hair Styling
Personal Gain
Vested Interest
Haircut
Barber
Management & Managing Government
Barber Shop
Biased Opinion
Hair Care
Hair Cutting
Hair Maintenance
Hair Trimming
Professional Advice
Self-Maintenance
Subjective Judgment
Conflict Interest
Trust Issue
Citations
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Mathematician & Risk Analyst, Quoted on Al Jazeera, AJ Stream, January 4, 2013
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb (/ˈtɑːləb/; alternatively Nessim or Nissim; born 1960) is a Lebanese-American essayist, scholar, mathematical statistician, and former option trader and risk analyst, whose work concerns problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. His 2007 book The Black Swan has been described by The Sunday Times as one of the twelve most influential books since World War II.